Rejuvenate Magazine - March 4, 2015: Up-tempo isn’t a descriptor that gets tossed around often in the art world, but that’s the only way to describe the pace of Adamson’s performances. If the multiple paintbrush method, jerky motions, flowing hair, lively music and splattering paint aren’t enough to hold your attention, the guessing game will. Adamson often paints with the canvas upside down, so … [Read more...]
Gregory Adamson: Philanthropy Through Performance Art
AskMissA.com - October 30, 2014: Gregory Adamson’s performance art is performance and art; attendees observe Adamson create a 6’X6’ painting during a 10-13 minute performance. Then, after the applause dies down, there is a live auction where one lucky attendee will take home the just-created piece. Best of all, all of the money raised goes to the charity hosting the event. For this life-long … [Read more...]
Said at TEDxRiverside: Highlights from event
Press Enterprise - October 16, 2014: Gregory Adamson Role: Inland performance artist who creates paintings in front of audiences. Topic: “Facing the Music” Vibe: Looking like a ’60s hippie, Adamson is in touch with a very high-energy inner child. He made the connection, he said, when he realized that success in the corporate world brought him wealth, but left him deeply unsatisfied. … [Read more...]
Turning Art On Its Head
Riverside Magazine - October / November 2014: His art is explosive. The paintings expand across large canvases in the space of minutes, and people are willing to pay thousands of dollars to own one. Meet Gregory Adamson, a performance artist who helps charities raise much-needed funds by allowing them to auction his paintings following live performances. Oh, and the portraits he does are … [Read more...]
Breakfast with the Beatles
Breakfast with the Beatles - September 21, 2014: Gregory Adamson performed live on Breakfast with the Beatles, America's longest-running Beatles-based radio show hosted by Chris Carter. The crowd was enthusiastic and wowed by the painting of Paul McCartney and John Lennon that Greg painted to music in 12 minutes. … [Read more...]
Architecture + Design Museum Gala: Celebrate Groundswell 2014
AskMissA.com - July 2, 2014: The annual A+D (Architecture + Design) Museum Gala brings together hundreds of the world’s most creative trailblazers in design and architecture. This past Saturday, A+D continued their legacy by hosting Celebrate Groundswell; acknowledging 13 years of cutting edge design exhibits and stellar programming initiatives. This year’s theme “Groundswell,” highlighted … [Read more...]
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